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Nanette Barragán: “You said that you waited to give direction on how to implement the zero tolerance policy because you wanted to do it…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
You said that you waited to give direction on how to implement the zero tolerance policy because you wanted to do it with compassion. Do you know how outrageous that sounds?
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the Secretary's justification for family separations under zero tolerance policy.

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